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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

DISPUTE OVER

TWO WILLS

Son and Widow Parties

to Court Action.

DISTURBANCE AT ABERDEEN DAM

Timely Action of Mr. J. A. Kennard.

DEFENDANTS BOUND OVER

"But for the timely Intervention

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BALANCING THE U.S. BUDGET President's Suggestion Accepted.

Washington, Yesterday. The Senate passed the Revenue Bill by 72 votes to 11.

Economy Bil.

Two wills, written on the same day and both unsigned, one leav- ing the estate to the widow, and the other leaving it to the eld-of Mr. J. A. Kennard, an averseer;

The Senate after passing the est son, featured the case before and Lau Kan, a foreman, both of Revenue Bill also reported fa- Sir Joseph H. Kemp in the Su- the Public Works Department, there vourably on the Economy Bl preme Court to-day.

might have been very serious re-designed to reduce Government The deceased, Wong Tsz-ng,

sults" said Sergeant Cunningham, expenditure by G$238,000,000.

Senate Passes Sales Tax. merchant, died in 1921, leaving of Aberdeen Police Station in the

The last major contest of the an estate valued at $11,000. Ac- Central Police Court this morning. Senate debate on the Revenue cording to evidence given in when he charged Ng On, a foreman, Bill was on the Sales Tax, which Leung Shing, a carpenter, Li Muk was finally passed as suggested Court to-day there had been con- and Kwan Mui, both earth coolies, by Mr. Hoover. stant dispute between the widow with disorderly conduct at the Thus the budget will be and son as to the disposition of Aberdeen Lower Dam.. the property.

It was stated that the foreman The widow, who is the plain-was the Instigator of the trouble, tiff in the action, produced a will as he had armed himself with a leaving the estate to her. The bamboo pole, and called his clan son produced a will which left of coolies, armed with shovels and everything to him.

pick-axes, to join him.

Evidence heard to-day dealt The trouble began yesterday with efforts made by village eld morning when the carpenter who ers to bring about a settlement was making wooden squares for between the disputing parties. concrete, was struck on the right The widow is asking for pro-shoulder by a stone which fell from bate of her will and letters of ad- a section above where the earth ministration.

coolles were at work digging.

THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

Still in Preliminary

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balanced. Reuter's American Service.

CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA

Discussion of Agenda.

London, Yesterday. Answering questions regarding the Ottawa Conference, the The carpenter swore and a row Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. ensued. Mr. Kennard Intervened, Thomas, said the agenda was with Lau Kan, when the how was at now under discussion between fever pitch. Mr. Kennard disarm-the Governments concerned, ed the second defendant, and suc- He did not propose including ceeded in quelling the crowd. The civil aviation in the agenda, as Police were sent for and the four that subject was very fully dis- defendants were arrested.

cussed at the Imperial Confer- After evidence had been heard,ence two years ago, but various London, Yesterday. his Worship remarked it seemed to aspects of it would be raised Negotiations for the Inter- be a case where there was plenty of

with the individual Governments national Economic Conference to talk without really doing anything represented. -British Wireless consider the stabilisation of com- in the way of fighting. As there modity prices have not yet ad- was no evidence against the fourth vanced beyond the preliminary defendant, Kwan Mul, he would stage, Sir John Simon announced discharge him. in the House of Commons to-day.

Stages.

His Worship bound the foreman He added that conversations cover in a bond for $100, and the curred during the last few days carpenter and earth coolie, (Li between the British and Ameri- Muk) in a bond of $50 each, all to can Governments, and the other keep the peace for a period of one Governments attending

the year. Lausanne Conference would be consulted without delay. - Reuter.

RUSSIAN STUDENT'S ESCAPE

Hides in Hollow Log.

RESIGNATION OF

LIN-SEN

Service.

SOCIALIST OFFER REJECTED

Paris, Yesterday.

M. Herriot has rejected the Socialist offer of co-operation so that the way is now clear for the formation of a completely Radi- MR.cal Ministry. - Reuter,

PLEA FOR LENIENCY!|

Rumoured Forthcoming Prisoner's Four Previous

at Next Meeting.

Convictions.

Nanking. Yesterday. A Hong Kong born Chiness, According to the "Nanking with four previous convictions for Evening News," Mr. Lin-sen is stealing, was given six months' planning to resign, and his resigns- hard labour by Mr. Wynne-Jones Warsaw, May 4. tion is expected to be brought up and ordered to be kept under Police Sealed in a hollow log, a Russian at the forthcoming plenary session supervision for two years, in the student has crossed the

frontier of the Central Executive Council of Central Police Court this morning. into Poland after escaping from the the Kuomintang. Reuter.

Defendant pleaded for leniency. Polock prison.

After two attempts to cross the frontier had been frustrated by Soviet guards, the student decided to float down the river Dwina to Polish territory,

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ATTACKED BY MONKEY

Son of Police Officer Bitten

He hollowed out a log, drilled & Whilst passing the house of Mr. few holes for ventilation, climbed M. A. Rajusine, at 10 Middle Road, [in, and managed to roll the log down in company with Mis mother, Basil

His Worship remarked--"With four previous convictiors and you ask for leniency?"

Defendant pleaded guilty to charge of the theft of $7 from the person of a compatriot.

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to the river. Soviet fishermen, Smith, the son of Sub-Inspector however, caught the log and tied it H. W. Smith, of Kowloon3 City to the shore. During the night the Police Station, was attacked by a Canada. Increased by 26,000,000 student eut kis "ahip" loose. monkey and received acratches to dollars in 1981, the total at the end

Finally, the log was washed his face.

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